Combination ash tray and bridge score pad holder



Feb. 13, 1934. MELLON 1,946,983

COMBINATION ASH TRAY AND BRIDGE SCORE PAD HOLDER Fil d F b 26, 1932 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 13, 1934.

F. H. MELLON 1,946,983

COMBINATION ASH TRAY AND BRIDGE SCORE PAD HOLDER Filed Feb, 26, 1952 2Sheets-Sheet 2 v jf/ lnvenlor FWQIZZH/Vel Z03 flltorne y Patented Feb.13, 1934 PATENT! OFFICE COIWBINATION ASH TRAY AND BRIDGE SCORE PADHOLDER Frank Howard Mellon, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Application February 26, 1932. Serial No. 595,376

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to a combination ash tray and bridge scorepad holder and primarily to the pad holder and the object of theinvention resides in the provision of a score pad holder so constructedthat it may always be visible to all of the participants in a bridgegame and may be manipulated so as to be conveniently written upon at thetime the scores are to be noted.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provisionof a device of this nature which is exceedingly simple in itsconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, thoroughlyeflicient and reliable in use and operation, compact and convenient, andotherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features ofconstruction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device embodying the features of myinvention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal vertical section therethrough.

Figure 4 is a detail section taken substantially on the line 4-4 ofFigure 2.

Figure 5 is an end elevation of the plate,

Figure 6 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 6-6 ofFigure 3, and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the base, the nut andwasher of the spindle being removed.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5denotes a plate preferably constructed of metal and revolvably mountedon a base 6 also preferably of metal and also preferably fashioned tomake an ash receptacle. The plate 5 revolves by being attached ormounted on a spindle '7 extending into a suitable opening 8 in the base6 and a spring 9 is coiled about the spindle within the opening and hasone end anchored in the base and the other end anchored in the spindleso as to return the spindle and the plate 5 to a predetermined position.The plate 5 is in a plane oblique to the axis of the spindle 7. Thisrevolving plate is grooved on one edge as indicated at 10 to hold thescoring pencil and a suitable device 11 is mounted at the upper end ofthe plate to securely attach a score pad thereto.

This device is placed to the left of the scorekeeper with the plateholding the score pad facing the center of the table. When thescorekeeper wishes to enter the score on the pad, he turns the plate 5toward him and when through with his notation the spring automaticallyreturns the plate to the aforementioned or original position.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantagesof this device will now be clearly understood to those skilled in thisart without a more detailed description.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

l. A device of the character described comprising a base having avertical opening therethrough a portion of which constitutes a journalbearing, said opening having an enlarged portion at its lower enddefining with the remainder of the opening a shoulder, an inclinedrotatable table, a shaft depending from the table and journalled in thesaid opening and having a reduced threaded portion located below thesaid shoulder and defining a shoulder on the shaft on a level with saidshoulder in the said opening, a washer in the enlarged portion of theopening and engaged with the shoulder in the opening and provided withan opening through which the reduced threaded portion.- of the shaft isreceived in a manner to engage the washer also with the shoulder on theshaft, and a nut threaded on the reduced threaded portion of the shaftbelow and engaging the washer for preventing relative longitudinalmovement of said shaft in said opening in the base.

2. A device of the character described comprising a base having avertical opening therethrough a portion of which constitutes a journalbearing, said opening having an enlarged portion at its lower enddefining with the remainder of the opening a shoulder, an inclinedrotatable table, a shaft depending from the table and journalled in thesaid opening and having a reduced threaded portion located below thesaid shoulder and defining a shoulder on the shaft on a level with saidshoulder in the said opening, a washer in the en larged portion of theopening and engaged with 3. A device of the character described comprising a base having a vertical opening therethrough a portion of whichconstitutes a journal bearing, said opening having an enlarged portionat its lower end defining with the remainder of the opening a shoulder,an inclined rotatable table, a shaft depending from the table andjournalled in the said opening and having a reduced threaded portionlocated below the said shoulder and defining a shoulder on the shaft ona level with said shoulder in the said opening, a washer in the enlargedportion of the opening and engaged with the shoulder in the opening andprovided with an opening through which the reduced threaded portion ofthe shaft is received in a manner to engage the washer also with theshoulder on the shaft, and a nut threaded on the reduced threadedportion of the shaft below and engaging the washer for preventingrelative longitudinal move ment of said shaft in said opening in thebase, said shaft having a second shoulder rotatably engaged with thebase around the upper end of the opening in the base, and a helicalspring circumposed on the shaft between the second shoulder and thefirst-mentioned shoulder on the shaft and having its upper end anchoredin the shaft and its lower end outwardly directed and engaged in arecess in the said shoulder of the opening having a portion openingthrough the lower surface of the last-mentioned shoulder whereby saidwasher may act as a closure to retain the lower end of the spring in therecess, said spring being adapted to return'to the table to initialposition after rotation thereof.

FRANK HOWARD MEL-LON.

